योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-17, verse-53

प्रभापीततमः पुञ्जाः पेतुः पुष्पोत्करा भुवि ।
चण्डमारुतविध्वस्तास्तारकानिकरा इव ॥ ५३ ॥

prabhāpītatamaḥ puñjāḥ petuḥ puṣpotkarā bhuvi ,
caṇḍamārutavidhvastāstārakānikarā iva 53

53. prabhāpītatamaḥpuñjāḥ petuḥ puṣpotkarāḥ
bhuvi caṇḍamārutavidhvastāḥ tārakānikarāḥ iva

53. puṣpotkarāḥ prabhāpītatamaḥpuñjāḥ bhuvi
petuḥ iva tārakānikarāḥ caṇḍamārutavidhvastāḥ

53. Masses of flowers, appearing as if their darkness had been completely consumed by light, fell to the ground like clusters of stars scattered by fierce winds.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रभापीततमःपुञ्जाः (prabhāpītatamaḥpuñjāḥ) - masses whose darkness is absorbed by light; shining bright as if darkness is consumed

• पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell

• पुष्पोत्कराः (puṣpotkarāḥ) - masses of flowers, flower-showers

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground, on the earth

• चण्डमारुतविध्वस्ताः (caṇḍamārutavidhvastāḥ) - scattered/destroyed by fierce winds

• तारकानिकराः (tārakānikarāḥ) - clusters of stars, multitudes of stars

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

Words meanings and morphology

प्रभापीततमःपुञ्जाः (prabhāpītatamaḥpuñjāḥ) - masses whose darkness is absorbed by light; shining bright as if darkness is consumed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prabhāpītatamaḥpuñja

prabhāpītatamaḥpuñja - whose masses of darkness are absorbed by light

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (prabhā+pīta+tamas+puñja)

• prabhā – light, splendor, radiance
  noun (feminine)
• pīta – drunk, absorbed, swallowed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √pā (to drink)
  Root: pā (class 1)
• tamas – darkness
  noun (neuter)
• puñja – mass, heap, collection
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'puṣpotkarāḥ'

पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of √pat

Perfect

Root verb, class 1 (P), perfect tense, 3rd person, plural

Root: pat (class 1)

पुष्पोत्कराः (puṣpotkarāḥ) - masses of flowers, flower-showers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puṣpotkara

puṣpotkara - heap/mass of flowers, flower-shower

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (puṣpa+utkara)

• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• utkara – heap, abundance, collection
  noun (masculine)

भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, land

चण्डमारुतविध्वस्ताः (caṇḍamārutavidhvastāḥ) - scattered/destroyed by fierce winds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of caṇḍamārutavidhvasta

caṇḍamārutavidhvasta - scattered by fierce winds

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (caṇḍamāruta+vidhvasta)

• caṇḍa – fierce, violent, passionate
  adjective
• māruta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• vidhvasta – scattered, destroyed, ruined
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From vi-√dhvaṃs (to scatter, destroy)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'tārakānikarāḥ'

तारकानिकराः (tārakānikarāḥ) - clusters of stars, multitudes of stars

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tārakānikara

tārakānikara - cluster of stars

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (tārakā+nikara)

• tārakā – star
  noun (feminine)
• nikara – heap, collection, multitude
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of comparison with 'puṣpotkarāḥ'

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)